Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-30
AN ENEMY WON.
Returning Good for Evil--A Fourth
of July Story.

Oakland. At one time they had been
intimate friends, and young DIR. Park
er had been the acknowledged suitor
of old DR.. Romans sweet daughter
Cicely.
1t was at a fourth of July cclebra-
tion that the trouble arose, and the
beginning of the quarrel had its ORR
gin in very trivial thing too. Both
nIen had been invited by the citizens
TO participate in the exercises Of the
day, and in his address the old doctor
saw proper to take exception to some
statements made by the younger one.
Being some thing of politician, DR..
Parkerresented the liberty taken by bis
friend, and then the old man in scath-
ing words denounced the young up
start, who thought to teach those who
had forgotten moro than he had ever
| known
The idle tongues OF the gossips were
not slow in repeating the comments
made by thoughtless persons, and thus,
instead Of the breach being healed, it
grew wider and wider. DR.. Parker,
though quick to redress a wrong, was
the more generous and even after hot
words had passed between them, came
to his enemy and, frankly confessing
bis own fault, sought an an icable rec
onciliation.
The old man though the one to give
the first offense, was furious and or
dered his antagonist to leave bis touso
Immediately and forever
Strong as was the attachment ex-
listing between Cicely and the young
doctor, she was too dutiful daughter
to carry on clandestine courtship
even if the honorable young man had
proposed sucL q course. No formal en-
gagement existed between them, and
when at her fathers command, the
letters she had received were returned
without one word Of explanation. DR..
Parker quietly submitted to his fate,
more convinced than eyer that women
were as tickle as they had been rep
resented.
Thus several years rolled by and the
two men were still estranged, and
perhaps would have SO remained dur
ing life, had not a circumstance
brought them together 1t was as
follows One dark, stormy night
DIR. Parker was riding home as fast as
the rain, which beat in his face, and
the slippery condition of the roads
would justify. Slackening his psce,
when be entered the 'narrows,' be was
moving cautiously when his horse
SHE'D suddenly, and almost throwing
him to the ground. BY the faint
light OF the lantern which be carried
be could see the debris of what SEEM
ed to be broken sulky. Supposing
that some unfortunate traveller had
met with an accident, and had lett the
vehicle by the side of the road until
morning. he attempted to pass, but
the horse only shorted and scented the
air with his nostrils; he would not
move q step to the right hand or the
left. Dismounting, to ascertain the
cause of the strange actions, he dis
discovered to bis dismay, that the
battered sulky hung half over the pre-
cipice. He was about to lead his
frightened steed to place of safety,
when faint moan startled him. Lis
tening attentively, he was horrifed TO
hear from the rocks below the feeble
cry Of
MY God ! will no one help me =
He shouted back: Who is there, and
what is the matter?
The despairing wall came back: 1T
is /, Dr. Romans. My horse took
fright and precipitated me over the
narrows. am entirely helpless, and
the creek is almost up to me. If help
does not come speedily l will be
washed away. For Gods sake, be
quick
The young man recognized the
voice and his brow grew ominously
dark. For moment horrible tempta-
ton assailed him. He had only to
ride on and be would be free from his
bitter enemy forever. The secret
would be his own, and no one would
think of attaching the blame to him !;
but it was only fer an instant that the
dark thought haunted him. In spite
of the increasing storm and the ex-
tremely dangerous descent, he was
soon making his way, laboriously,
down the steep, treacherous cliff.
Reaching his fallen foe, he observed
the spasm of pain that passed over
the old mans face, when he knew
that he was in the power of an ene-
my. You have come to gloat over
my fall, have you p he groaned in
despair.
Il have come to render aid to fell